Mountain · Gangwon / North Gyeongsang
Eungbongsan
응봉산
Eungbongsan (999.7 m), Samcheok: Yongsogol, a wild valley of falls and pools hidden in old-growth forest.
Place details
- Region
- Gangwon · North Gyeongsang
- Type of place
- Mountain
- Locality in the source
- 삼척시 · 울진군
- Summit height
- 999.7 m summit altitude, Korea Forest Service guide p. 286
Locate the place
Search by the Korean name and locality, then check the public entrance with the managing authority.
About Eungbongsan
Eungbongsan stands between Samcheok, Bonghwa and Uljin. Apart from one provincial road, there are almost no paved roads, so it remains close to its natural state.
Its best-known route follows Yongsogol, a valley of countless falls and deep pools hidden in old forest — an adventurous route for experienced walkers and one of Korea’s last untouched valleys.
Deokpung village is the usual start.
Worth seeing
- Yongsogol 용소골A wild valley of falls and pools.
- Deokpung valley 덕풍계곡The approach from Deokpung village.
Where the main trail starts
Deokpung village 덕풍마을
A main route in the Forest Service guide begins here. Search the Korean name to plan your bus or taxi to the entrance.
Written from the Korea Forest Service guide 꼭 한번 가 볼 우리 100대 명산, p. 286.